Battery Powered SawsAll

[runwoolf]

Recommendations for battery powered sawsall that will be used to girdle pine trees and cut autumn olives mainly. Probably used for couple hours at a time, long term project. Sawsall for weight and ease of use.

Speaking of the old corded Milwaukee..over 40 years of plumbing and I went thur 4/5. They were great tools, could take a lot of abuse.

 

[Janicholson]

I have a DeWALT 20v Max that has been very operational and easy to change blades. Jim

 

[M-MAN]

You won't be disappointed with the Milwaukee fuel. Mine has been worked hard and put up wet and still works great. Think I've had it about 6 years now. I use 5.0 batteries and they last a good while.

 

[Goose]

My 18 volt Ryobi has been great. Easy to use, easy to change blades, etc.

But, I have to admit the main reason I have the Ryobi is 'cause I have 8 or 10 other cordless Ryobi tools that all take the same battery.

 

[SDMike]

x2 on the Milwaukee

 

[John T]

I have an older DeWalt 18 volt battery powered sawzall and I use long coarse tree saw looking blades for light cutting works great never had a problem......HOWEVER, if I had to start all over Id go with Lithium powered maybe a 20 Volt Milwaukee instead.....Yes I know adapters are out there and easy to use if I wanted to upgrade my 18 Volt DeWalt to 20 Volt Lithium..........which I might just do in the future....

This is about as bad as asking what oil or spark plugs are best, and you will get a ton of different opinions all of which are right and the best, mine is lol

Best wishes, God Bless America

John T

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

Do you have other battery powered tools? If so, stick with that brand so you can exchange batteries.

 

[big jt]

Agree on keeping with whatever line of cordless you have. That said I just picked up a Dewalt 20 Volt chainsaw. I have 18 volt Dewalt tools and I also picked up the kit with a adapter, charger and two small 20 batteries.

So far I am happy with the chainsaw and will likely start to upgrade to the 20 system when the budget allows.

As far as trimming trees the only advantage a sawsall have over a chainsaw is the back side of the bar causing damage. The times I tried using a demo saw for tree trimming it just seemed to stick and had a hard time cutting efficiently.

JM2CW

jt

 

[Geo-TH,In]

These are just some cordless tools I carry in truck. All operate on 20v Dewalt battery. I buy bare tools and adapters.

For small branches I use black and Decker alligator.
For bigger stuff 20 inch Dewalt.

For metal Dewalt right angle grinder with cutoff blade.
Rarely use Milwaukee sawzall.
I gave my Dewalt reciprocating saw away to SIL, it shakes batteries apart.
Two 6 amp aftermarket Dewalt batteries are about the same price as one Dewalt 5 amp.
I use 20v Dewalt batteries on everything an buy adapters.
I buy adapters so I can use 20v batteries on my old 18v tools

 

[Geo-TH,In]

Very simple
Amazon or Ebay sells adapters so you can use 20v lithium Dewalt battery on just about any tool or brand, 18v or 20v.
Look at my post above.
Happy Days.

 

[John T]

That's right Ive seen plenty of them for sale EASY PEASEY and I may go that route someday........

John T

 

[caterpillar guy]

I'm getting away from the battery junk Most of it the batteries don't last long and always recharging them in the middlwe of the job cause they peter out. Corded they just keep running.

 

[JD Dave]

Caterpillar said it. Forty years from now they'll look back and say, Dad bought all this cordless stuff and now it's obsolete. Works nice now but you just wait and the batteries will be discontinued and all the aftermarket stuff will be junk & worthless and the only alternative will be to buy into the new Jetsons model which will promise high energy induction current from a moon beam. I just don't trust big companies with a compromised marketing strategy following poor engineering.

 

[Danielfire50]

Makita is worth looking at. They are made well and have the largest selection of cordless tools available.

 

[Stephen Newell]

I watched a plumber work himself to death changing batteries on a good brand sawsall where I worked all day using a cheap corded sawsall without a problem. He would crawl all the way under the house with two batteries and first thing you know he was coming out to put them on a charger. Then have to wait for one to charge before going back.

 

[Charles in Aus.]

I have just used my corded Milwaukee for the first time cutting roots . A hard baptism and I wouldn't have used it for this but for the fact that there wasn't an alternative . I couldn't have done the job with anything else . Corded or not, with a good blade it's almost unstoppable.

 

[anallisguy]

Milwaukee makes what they call a one-hand sawzall. I have the 18v model.
Best reciprocating saw I've used.

 

[cityboy]

(quoted from post at 06:10:19 06/29/21) Milwaukee makes what they call a one-hand sawzall. I have the 18v model.
Best reciprocating saw I've used.

The one handed version is called a hackzall.
When I use it for tree cutting, I use a 12" demo blade.
Paired w/a 6 or 8ah battery, works for a good long time.
HTH, Don

This post was edited by cityboy on 06/29/2021 at 06:39 am.

 

[Determined]

(quoted from post at 14:51:13 06/28/21) I'm getting away from the battery junk Most of it the batteries don't last long and always recharging them in the middlwe of the job cause they peter out. Corded they just keep running.

I am kind of in the middle on the corded vs cordless.

If I need to change knives or guards on the haybine out in the field then a cordless impact is cat's meow to have.

In the shop it's hard to beat the power of a good corded or air tool.

Sawzall grinder etc I run an extension cord to a 750 watt inverter hooked to whatever truck or tractor I am using.

Cordless grease gun definitely better than an air or arm strong powered one when you are crawling around under a machine or have 50 fittings to grease.

 

[Caryc]

(quoted from post at 16:49:38 06/28/21) Caterpillar said it. Forty years from now they'll look back and say, Dad bought all this cordless stuff and now it's obsolete. Works nice now but you just wait and the batteries will be discontinued and all the aftermarket stuff will be junk & worthless and the only alternative will be to buy into the new Jetsons model which will promise high energy induction current from a moon beam. I just don't trust big companies with a compromised marketing strategy following poor engineering.

40 years from now? So, that's the reason not to buy cordless tools now? Maybe just keep buying extension cords and corded tools?

No thanks, I'll go the easy route now and not worry about the future. Forty years from now I'll be very very dead.

 

[Dusty MI]

It appears to me that pneumatic/air powered tools consume a lot more power than electric ones.

 

[Lucid]

I like my Milwaukee fuel tools. The sawsall gets a lot of use. Cut out a new woods path about 1/4 mile. Trim out hunting stands. Works good cutting through a deer pelvis! Dropped it in knee deep swamp water, still runs np.

 

[Tony in SD]

My construction crews like the 20v Dewalt chain saw. $149 with battery. Seems like a good fit for your need.

 

[Caryc]

(quoted from post at 12:51:13 06/28/21) I'm getting away from the battery junk Most of it the batteries don't last long and always recharging them in the middlwe of the job cause they peter out. Corded they just keep running.

That's great if you happen to have an outlet next to you or a generator.

You don't seem to understand why cordless tools were invented.

 

[504]

I have a Makita. The one thing I would say about the saws is make sure you get one for the job you plan to do the most. I have a heavy duty Makita, and they make a lot of different models. Mine works great but it is heavy to carry around all day. The small ones they make are more like little jig saws,all of them have a place in the tool box,just don't expect one saw to do everything great. I use mine for a jigsaw once in awhile,it is too big, but most of the time it cuts metal.